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Main Street Board Meeting
Minutes
11-05-2018
The Main Street Coordinating Board met on Monday, November 5, 2018 at noon in the Fair Theater.
Members attending the meeting were Ranada Jack, John, Turpen, Jay Givens, Andrea Glenn, Cynthia Gregory,
Kelly Alison, Tonya Keesee, Phyllis Wall, Tori Huddleston and Melinda Brown.
Ranada called the meeting to order at 12:02 P.M.
Tonya moved to accept last minutes, Andrea seconded, and the motion carried.
RELATIONSHIP ASSIGNMENTS
:
Tonya ask for the master list
Kelly mentioned she thought she had a copy. Tonya, Ranada, Tori, Melinda and John requested a copy
and Kelly agreed to send them one.
Tori ask that present board members fill out a form about their relationship assignments.
Melinda and Tori ask Kelly if she could resend them the letter she had sent out to vacant building property
owners. Kelly said she would do that.
PROMOTION:
nd
2Sat project. She said that it
had really grown. She mentioned the upcoming November events including Cars and Coffee, the Drive
Through Flue Shot, the Window Contest, Chamber Business Afterhours, and the concert at the Fair.
DESIGN:
Ranada said that the board needed to decide on the new Façade Grant Amounts.
Tonya moved that we do 3 of them a year at $1500 each, Cynthia seconded, and the motion carried.
There was some discussion about how many times a year businesses could apply or if it should be just
once a year.
There was some discussion about the process and how many months it would take.
Melinda suggested that the board take those matters up again at the December meeting and everyone
agreed.
The board discussed the design guidelines, including color palettes, signs, certificates of appropriateness,
historical district approval and EDC.
Tori said that those guidelines would be discussed by the TIRZ board and suggested that we adopt those
guidelines as the Main Street guidelines as well.
Ranada said it would be simpler and everyone agreed.
LOGAN RESIGNATION:
Andrea seconded, and the motion carried
FLOWER POT INITIATIVE:
The board reviewed the flower pot guidelines.
Tonya ask what some of the past problems were.
Tori explained there would be a letter sent out, first come first serve.
Phyllis ask if the Flower Pot Guidelines could be run before the Plainview Downtown Association board
before they were adopted.
There was some discussion about plastic flowers
Tonya moved that we accept the guidelines as lon in the wording
Andrea seconded, and the motion carried
ORGANIZATION:
Melinda and Tori are working very hard on the new organizational structure of Main Street
HOT GRANT:
Renee Williams presented the
old documents. She said they expected to fill 24 hotel rooms and would have several meetings which
would also bring people in from out of town.
Tonya moved that we approve the Hot Grant
Cynthia seconded, and the motion carried
ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING:
John said he was still looking into what would be involved
COMMUNITY SURVEYS:
about how to do that.
Jay mentioned it might could be part of the Freshman Service Project at WBU
Tori mentioned having it on Survey Monkey with a link through Main Street
Phyllis suggested we shorten it but there where no suggestion about what to take out
BOARD APPPOINTMENTS:
There will be a vacancy on the board and there was some discussion about new appointments
Phyllis ask why we had term limits and the board explained that we had voted on them
STREET SCAPES:
Ranada passed out a Concept A and a concept B
The board looked at them with some discussion
UPCOMING EVENTS:
The Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving Business Appreciation Day
Ranada adjourned the meeting 1:26pm
Respectively Submitted,
Kelly Alison Secretary